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Malaria can hit in a week after the initial mosquito bite or else it might take several weeks to strike. If you have caught malaria you are likely to manifest the following
symptoms:

• Extreme fever, even over 40C.

• Chills and sweats

• Strong headaches

• Fatigue

• Muscle ache

Not the way you'd hoped your trip would turn out http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashclements/

By now you might be ready to hit the chemicals and you’d be a fool not to, really. You should definitely see a doctor to confirm what it is that you have. If you have the strain plasmodium falpicarum then you need serious medical attention fast.

The homeopathic remedies claim to be equally effective in treating malaria as in preventing it. There’s no real scientific proof for this though that can be said about a lot of things that we all know to be true. There’s no harm in using homeopathy for prevention but it would be a brave hippie who wouldn’t turn to the chemicals when the fevers hit.

A short list of antimalarial drugs. Research them first!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/philsquires/

The main thing is to try and keep the fever down – Aspirin pills are excellent for this.

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